Daydreaming

Ever had one of those days where you find yourself staring blankly into space?  I’ve been having a few of those lately.  But you know, where I work, there is not much space.  Just lot’s of things that go beep.

Normal Sinus Rhythm

Now, a heart tracing is an interesting thing.  It shows the rhythm of your heart.  Basically it goes blip, blip, blip.  A QRS complex, if you want to get scientific about it.   Just like how  you see it on TV or in the movies.

Well…there I was.  Staring blankly into space.  The space, which happened to be occupied by a big flat screen that goes blip blip blip.  You know what?  It suddenly turned into a wiggly line.  Yeah, wiggly like a scribble.  Hmmm….

Ventricular Tachycardia

I stare blankly into space.

That looks  like VT.  Ventricular Tachycardia.

Stares blankly into space.

Shit.

Why isn’t the alarm ringing?

No, not my head, the machine with the screen on it.  It’s supposed to be screaming and flashing by now.

Shit.  That’s VT.  Bed 4.

That guy looks ok.  What the heck?

Wiggly line get’s wigglier.  Ooh. VF!  Ventricular Fibrillation.

Shit….it’s the bed next door.

We ran next door to see a family coming out screaming and in tears.  Pops was lying on the bed, purple and unconscious.

CPR.  Where the heck is the defibrillator?

To cut a short story even shorter, we stuck some pads on and gave him a helluva shock.

And he’s alive.

Some days you just have to stare blankly into space.

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